... Metrics: Size, Coupling, and Solvability ,” ASME J. Mech. Des. , 132 ( 2 ), pp. 0210041 – 02100411 . 10.1115/1.4000759 2 Cimatti , B. , and Tani , G. , 2009 , “ New Methodologies to Measure Product Technological Complexity for Manufacturing Optimization ,” IEEE International Conference...

... 2011 19 07 2011 couplings matrix algebra overconstrained 6R mechanisms closed-loop solution polynomial Sylvester elimination joint-space Although all 4R kinematic linkages with lower pairs are known, the systematic search for mobile 5R linkages has been confined to those...

... is necessary to make the simple modeling of Eq. 10 consistent. 31 05 2010 26 04 2011 19 07 2011 19 07 2011 actuators bending couplings design engineering human-robot interaction manipulator kinematics In particular, with reference to the well-known conceptual scheme...

... ( 2 ), pp. 223 – 235 . 10.1016/0094-114X(94)90032-9 12 Nie , X. , and Krovi , V. , 2005 , “ Fourier Methods for Kinematic Synthesis of Coupled Serial Chain Mechanisms ,” ASME J. Mech. Des. , 127 ( 2 ), pp. 232 – 241 . 10.1115/1.1829726 13 Cortese , J. M. , and Dyre...

.... , Selvi , O. , and Gezgin , E. , 2010 , “ Structural Design of Parallel Manipulators With General Constraint One ,” Mech. Mach. Theory 0094-114X , 45 ( 1 ), pp. 1 – 14 . 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2009.06.004 Hunt , K. H. , 1973 , “ Constant-Velocity Shaft Couplings: A General...

....2007.01.005 11 05 2010 15 02 2011 11 04 2011 11 04 2011 control system synthesis couplings end effectors mobile robots Synthesis of parallel robots has focused mainly on type or structural synthesis, using group theory, screw theory, or geometric methods, see...

... alloy wire is developed from a robust numerical model. The model for the large deflection of a beam element due to follower forces resulting from discrete actuation using a SMA wire is coupled with the proposed framework. Thus, the response of the link is correlated with the input voltage. The algorithm...

...Paul Milenkovic The parallel connection of a revolute-spherical-revolute Clemens linkage with a revolute-universal joint (RU) spherical linkage realizes a two-axis spherical pointing device suitable for use in a robot wrist. The design is derived from a Clemens linkage constant-velocity coupling...

... couplings rotation The Grashof criterion ( 1 ) is well known for the ability to predict the full rotatability of four-bar linkages. The N-bar rotatability laws proposed by Ting ( 2 3 4 5 ) offered a systematic treatment for almost all aspects of the mobility issues, such as branch, sub-branch...

... 20 09 2010 30 11 2010 30 11 2010 couplings deformation geometry Jacobian matrices manifolds manipulator kinematics kinematic mapping constraints singularities configuration space generic properties 1 The central object in the study of mechanism singularities...

... ) (see Eq. 18 appearing in Sec. 3 ). screw theory kinematic time derivative kinematic differential equation curvature theory Euler–Savary relation four-bar linkage Taylor series tilt train bars couplings differential equations fasteners 27 02 2010 01 09 2010 23...

... of elasticity, where translational and rotational compliances are decoupled. Furthermore, the translational compliance may be represented graphically as an ellipse and the coupling between the translational and rotational components as vectors. These representations facilitate geometric insight...

... mechanisms are shown to be defect-free and satisfy all functional requirements. An example is given to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method. 15 10 2008 12 02 2010 14 10 2010 14 10 2010 bars couplings defect-free synthesis Stephenson-II mechanism function...

... 09 2010 bars couplings end effectors In general, manipulators exert forces and moments on their base when moving, which leads to fatigue, vibration, noise, etc., in the supporting structure. A mechanism is said to be reactionless or dynamically balanced if, for any motion...

...   mm bars couplings fuzzy set theory harmonic analysis harmonics numerical analysis spatial four-bar linkage dimensional synthesis harmonic component Fourier series The task of dimension synthesis of spatial mechanism is to determine the dimensions of the individual...

...@buaa.edu.cn e-mail: guowu.wei@kcl.ac.uk Hoberman switch-pitch ball eight-bar radial linkage overconstrained mechanisms screw-loop equation mobility kinematics singularity couplings gears geometry kinematics numerical analysis toy manufacturing industry References...

... by a lower objective function value. However, when comparing the average objective function values in this paper, better results are indicated with a positive percentage comparison. 01 03 2009 20 12 2009 21 06 2010 21 06 2010 bars couplings evolutionary computation...

... through P 14 and P 56 , i.e., 8 ( x 14 y 14 ) + [ 0 − 1 1 0 ] ( ( x 56 − x 14 ) ⋅ t 145 ( y 56 − y 14 ) ⋅ t 145 ) = ( x 15 y 15 ) must be coupled...

... 2009 19 04 2010 19 04 2010 couplings shafts A center-point curve is the locus of feasible fixed pivot locations for a planar RR dyad that will guide the coupler through four finitely separated positions. The theory, originally formulated by Burmester ( 1 ), is described...

... ( 3 4 5 6 ) and the concept of input joint rotation space ( 7 ). bars couplings flexible structures reliability 11 04 2008 28 08 2009 11 01 2010 Let θ 1 be the input angle and θ 5 the output. Equation 14 can be rewritten as 16 a 1...